Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Clark, our new board chair, and the other board trustees to carry out the mission of Goodwin Living by planning for the future and meeting the needs of the present through the Goodwin Living retirement communities, programs and services.”

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 29, 2023

There are four kinds of senior living communities to choose from, depending on a person’s health status and what their current medical needs are: Independent or residential living: Seniors can come and go as they please and have minimal to no medical supervision. But overall, offer assistance for some daily care tasks. “I

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 4, 2024

Assisted living: Residential communities that offer a balance of independence and support. Residents are usually seniors who require assistance with activities of daily living but not intensive medical care. They are for older adults requiring supervision and social interaction but not round-the-clock care.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The C wing of Westminster Place , an assisted living community in Evanston, used to be a sleepy corridor with dull, mass-produced artwork. With so many distractions in day-to-day lives — the steady stream of news, for example — working with the brush or camera keeps the artist focused solely in the present moment of creation.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You could even segment this list by target referral sources in each part of the senior living and senior care spectrum. For example, you could list your preferred hospice provider or an award-winning assisted living facility in your area. You can also think outside the box when it comes to potential referral sources.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

You could even segment this list by target referral sources in each part of the senior living and senior care spectrum. For example, you could list your preferred hospice provider or an award-winning assisted living facility in your area. You can also think outside the box when it comes to potential referral sources.

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Hope Hospice

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you are serving meals in a mixed setting, like an assisted living facility, keep this in mind. It typically results from the weakening of mouth and throat muscles, and it can present worse in people who have certain diseases, including Alzheimer’s and cancer. Consult with a doctor.

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Community Home Health Care

AUGUST 1, 2022

RSS also presents a risk of premature death because of the decline in physical and emotional well-being. If the older adult is moving into a nursing home, assisted living facility, or another supportive housing setting, consult with staff about how to minimize the likelihood that they will experience Relocation Stress Syndrome.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

MAY 8, 2023

The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health. Nurses are everywhere. They are legion. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it.

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Nurse.com

MAY 23, 2022

Assisted Living/Rehabilitation. American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA). Promoting a particularly specialized area of nursing, NASN advocates for a professional RN to be present daily at all schools to optimize student health, safety, and learning. alnursing.org. napnap.org.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Joan: And it really came from a resident who I worked with whose family, their goal was to get him back to his home environment, which was an ALF; an assisted living facility.

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AlayaCare

MAY 15, 2023

Turnover rates are even higher in assisted living and skilled nursing, with the latter having a turnover rate of over 90% in 2022. ” “[AlayaCare] conducted a focus group, we wanted to better understand the factors that drive caregivers to resign,” said Billie.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But also there’s also, because many more people… Oftentimes, when I’ll be at a meeting, if I’m presenting, I’ll ask for show of hands how many people have had experience with dementia. So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. ” You know?

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Hospital residential care assisted living, nursing facilities resident. I, I think people are a lot more open to that idea of somebody who’s not healthcare affiliated being present. Speaker 3 ( 12:37 ): It just puzzles me how people can say, we don’t need end of life training for our staff. What do you think Barbara?

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

” And we can offer things, someone presents with a nutritional need, but we can say, ask about, “Do you need grab bars in your shower? Susan: “…I want to live independently. ” And then, the health plan can say, “Can you follow-up on this?” Would you be a candidate for adult daycare?

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Chicago Caregiving

AUGUST 24, 2022

Genealogy has immense value for older adults, offering a way to stay engaged and connected to the past, present, and future. If you’re in assisted living, querying your family keeps you connected out there. As a lawyer, Leonard Kofkin, 89, was no stranger to yellow legal pads.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

So we’re not just in home care, we’re in hospital, we’re in laboratory, ambulatory, you know, nursing care and assisted living centers as well. So th those are, are factors that make the discharge planner really comfortable knowing that they’re gonna get that same continuity of standards and care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eric: So before we talk about improving… So first of all, we just had a podcast not too long ago on assisted living facilities, so it seems very timely. When you hear, “We need more money to pay for staff,” you have to say to yourself, “Where’s the money presently going?” Jasmine: Thank you.

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